Cardiopulmonary and functional rehabilitation after COVID-19

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: COVID-19; C01.748.610.763.500.500

• Registration Number: RBR-6mtkqcq
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Ciências Socias Aplicadas

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of both genders; who prove two negative rt-PCR tests for COVID-19 carried out at the place of hospitalization following criteria for hospital discharge of severely ill patients (CDC, 2021); who developed the severe form of the disease measured by the clinical progression scale proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) (MARSHALL et al., 2020); who were hospitalized and admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), intermediate care unit or ward, undergoing invasive (via orotracheal tube or tracheostomy) or non-invasive mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy (high-flow nasal catheter or mask with reservoir bag ); and who were discharged from hospital at least 30 days before the start of rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who confirm reinfection will be excluded from the study; rehospitalization and hospitalization (MARSHALL et al., 2020); hemodynamically unstable patients (uncontrolled blood pressure and heart rate); unstable medical conditions, for example cardiovascular and pulmonary disorders (arrhythmias, decompensated atrial fibrillation, pulmonary thromboembolism, acute heart failure, pulmonary congestion, acute myocardial infarction and stroke); musculoskeletal and neurological conditions that affect mobility (paraplegia, tetraplegia, amputations and severe joint deformities); or cognitive and dementia conditions that make it impossible to answer the questionnaires and perform the exercise protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the effectiveness of a rehabilitation program that is based on physical exercises for individuals who have survived COVID-19 and developed the severe stage of the disease.